September can be a roller coaster for middle and high school girls. You’re looking forward to seeing friends you haven’t seen all summer, even if it means getting up waaay too early and having homework! At the same time, there can be real stress about those friendships, especially in the frenemy-filled preteen and teen years. …
Category: Girls’ Bullying
Start the School Year Right! No More Mean Girls – Tip #1
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May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
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Bully or Leader – Where’s The Line?
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February 18, 2014
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February 18, 2014
What if your best friend called you a bully? Would you brush it off? Would your feelings be hurt? Would you replay the incident and see if you did, in fact, need a behavior tune up? Would you apologize? The line between leader and bully can be a fine one. In fact, powerful leaders and …
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Suicide Setup: Teens, Alcohol, Sex & Social Media
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October 3, 2013
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October 3, 2013
Rolling Stone Magazine’s recent article on the suicide of 15-yr-old Audrie Pott (“Sexting, Shame, and Suicide,” Sept 17, 2013) is (or should be) sobering. The mix of alcohol, hormones and social media can give you a hangover that lasts a lifetime. Some don’t survive. This year alone, the body count is too high: Audrie Pott, …
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Self-Respect: What is it? (Infographic)
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November 13, 2012
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November 13, 2012
What underlies bullying? The lack of respect for yourself and others. When you are grounded in respect you are less likely to bully others to get or maintain friendships and won’t stand by while others are being bullied. How do we keep ourselves grounded in respect? First we need to know what self-respect looks like. …
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Lessons We MUST Learn From Amanda Todd
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October 16, 2012
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October 16, 2012
15-year-old Amanda Todd from Coquitlam, British Columbia killed herself this week, after several years of terror at the hands of a cyberbully/cyberstalker and merciless, cruel-hearted peer taunting and physical violence at several schools. Now we’re “outraged” as an article in the Toronto Star says: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1270262–b-c-victim-of-cyber-bullying-commits-suicide Where was our outrage while this was happening? Why weren’t …
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In a world that’s trying to turn you into someone else, the best gift that you can get is being yourself. GRG was an eye opener, and allowed me to realize what can happen in the future.Georgia - 12 years old
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GRG taught me so much about myself! I learned that it’s really important to know who you are, before you can help others. You need to gain confidence & self-respect before you can embody what respect means. Girls’ Respect Groups has forever changed me.Mackenzie - 16 years old
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